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The stage musical How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying, starring Rudy Vallee, is playing at the 46th Street Theater on Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of 1,417 performances.Jacqueline Wright records These Are The Hands and I Ask The Lord for Gospel Records in the USA.
Homesick James records Somebody's Been Talkin' for Spivey Records in Chicago, Illinois, USA.
The Blendwrights record How Great Thou Arts, Closer To Thee, Faith
Is The Key and other songs for Savoy Records in the USA.
The Crickets record La Bamba and All Over You, in Gold Star Studios, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA, for Liberty Records.
Barbara Lewis, backed by The Dells, records How Can I Say Goodbye, Spend A Little Time and Someday We're Gonna Love Again for Atlantic Records in Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Elvis Presley continues with the shooting of location scenes for his latest movie, Roustabout, at locations in and around Los Angeles, California, USA.
Dave Clark Five, Mark Wynter, Susan Maughan and compere Alan Field play the first night in a week of shows at The Hippodrome, Birmingham, UK.
Charismatic actor Peter Lorre, who appeared in many Hollywood films including The Maltese Falcon (1941) and Casablanca (1942), dies of a stroke, aged 59, in Los Angeles, California, USA. His life and work will inspire such songs as Peter Lorre He's A Brick by The Jazz Butcher Conspiracy (1986) and I Want To Be Peter Lorre by Tom Smith (1991). Lorre also gets a prominent mention in Year Of The Cat by Al Stewart (1976).
In His Own Write, a book of writings and drawing by John Lennon of The Beatles, is published in the UK .
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Julian Swales, guitarist of UK 80s rock band Kitchens Of Distinction, is born in Gwent, Wales.
Jazz violinist Stuff Smith records Up Jumped Sally and Miracles for Verve Records in New York City, USA, but the tracks will not be issued.